The only way to free her (as well as the kids from its haunting) is to find where the girl used to live and bury the doll.Īdventure ensues as Zach, Poppy and Alice run away from home and go on their – this time, real – Quest.ĭoll Bones was not quite what I was expecting.
But then one night the girls show up at his house saying Poppy has been contacted by the ghost of The Queen – who claims that her soul is trapped in the china doll which has been made from the bones of her murdered body. Zach is furious but also ashamed and confused and instead of talking to his friends, he closes himself off and stops playing with them altogether. When they reach a point when William the Blade is about to find out the truth about his past, the unthinkable happens: Zach’s father throws away all of his action figures because according to him, at 12, Zach should no longer be playing make-believe. Their current story follows pirate William the Blade and his ally the thief Lady Jaye on a quest for The Queen, “played” by an ancient china doll. The three love coming up with awesome stories and to play them out with their action figure toys.
Zach, Poppy and Alice are friends who have known each other for ever. Why did I read this book: I like Holly Black’s books (although I still need to catch up) but it was the creepy cover and the fact that this was middle grade that made me want to read it. Otherwise the three children will be cursed for eternity. They must return the doll to where the girl lived, and bury it. Poppy swears that she is now being haunted by a china doll – who claims that it is made from the ground-up bones of a murdered girl. But one night the girls pay Zach a visit, and tell him about a series of mysterious occurrences. and stop being friends with Poppy and Alice.
Zach is furious, confused and embarrassed, deciding that the only way to cope is to stop playing. But disaster strikes when, without warning, Zach’s father throws out all his toys, declaring he’s too old for them. They love playing with their action figure toys, imagining a magical world of adventure and heroism. Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever.
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